The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ducharme.
DIGEST
Present law provides for the locations of truck stops.
Present law provides that for locations on which a truck stop facility has not been completely
constructed, if application for licensing is made on or before August 1, 2012, the prohibited
distance shall be in accordance with the following:
(1) For facilities which applied for or were issued a certificate of compliance or a valid
building permit on or before January 1, 2008 - 500 feet from any property on the National
Register of Historic Places, any public playground, or a building used primarily as a
church, synagogue, public library, or school.
(2) For facilities which applied for or were issued a certificate of compliance or a valid
building permit after January 1, 2008, but on or before June 1, 2010 - 2,500 feet from any
property on the National Register of Historic Places, any public playground, or a building
used primarily as a church, synagogue, public library, or school.
(3) For facilities which applied for or were issued a certificate of compliance or a building
permit after June 1, 2010 - one mile from any property on the National Register of
Historic Places, any public playground, residential property, or a building used primarily
as a church, synagogue, public library, or school.
Proposed law provides that regardless of the date a facility applied for or was issued a certificate
of compliance or a valid building permit, locations on which a truck stop facility has not been
completely constructed, if application for licensing is made on or before August 1, 2012, the
prohibited distance shall be one mile from any property on the National Register of Historic
Places, any public playground, residential property, or a building used primarily as a church,
synagogue, public library, or school.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Amends R.S. 27:422(D)(1))